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Friday, July 6, 2012

Best of the Week #66

Hope everyone had an excellent 4th of July week! Here’s how my 4th went down:

I made these Greek Yogurt Pancakes – one batch with blue cheese and swiss chard, and one batch with fresh peaches. Yummm. (Not pictured: the syrup I covered them in...both varieties go surprisingly well with maple!)

As planned we watched the fireworks from the Mall between the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial -- there may have been sweat dripping down my back but the fact that I could feel the fireworks reverberating in my chest made it all worth it.

In the spirit of transparency, this is how we look when we're overheated. I will have none of your judgment – here in DC we’re facing the worst heat wave ever and coping accordingly. (The heat index for the day was well over 100 degrees.)

Ok moving on, 300 people googled “slutty brownies” to end up on my blog this week. I can just see the 4th of July barbeque sugar comas…

I like this post because a) stuffed squash blossoms sound delicious; b) I’ve never had squash blossoms; and c) the first instruction is to “Emasculate your squash blossoms” and like the 10-year-old I am that makes me giggle.

Is it weird to use rebel groups to inform thinking about US military policy? Maybe. But if ill-trained, resource-poor rebel groups can implement the training necessary to overcome any issues women’s inclusion in combat troops may create, presumably an organization as professionalized as the US military can do so as well.

Gymnastics is one of those Olympics sports that lots of people watch every four years, meaning whatever happens during the competition is exciting and surprising but also confusing. Who are these women? Which one is the underdog? The veteran? Who is good at what thing? How can I tell when a flippy thing was good? Relax. Let the expert fans at The Atlantic Wire explain.

"All The Presidents’ Menus." I was hoping to be able to say “If I were a president eating, I would be _____. But honestly, I don’t’ identify with ANY of their tastes. Wtf is chipped beef and why do so many people like it???

James Garfield: Squirrel soup, fresh bread, milk, tea mashed potatoes, parsnips, and Garfield pie (made with apples, not the cat). He willingly ate all foods save for oatmeal: “Told that Indian leader Sitting Bull was starving himself to protest his imprisonment, Garfield said, ‘Let him starve.’ Then he thought for a moment and said, ‘Oh no, send him my oatmeal.’”